Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’ Song Set As Compulsory Exam Question At Kenyan University
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr’s name popped up in an examination question at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Her hit song, ‘Rush’ was set as a compulsory question for 2nd-year students in the Department of Marketing And Management and a snapshot of the question papers has been shared online to excite her fans online.
The lecturer in the course CMH 221: Human Resource Management transcribed lyrics from the song and instructed the students to analyze the underlying assumption that young people are solely driven to work for money.
The undergraduates were told to answer the first question as well as any additional two on the exam, which was given in April 2023.
The first question on Ayra Starr with subcategories read; “From the above “lyrics” it seems the youth are only motivated by money to work. Based on your understanding of motivational theories discuss this assertion.
b) Describe the Human Resource Planning process and show its relevance to the effectiveness of the business strategy in an organization.
c) Job analysis creates internal integration among HRM activities”. Discuss this statement illustrating the linkages between job analysis and any four (4) HRM functions.
d) Job Design is critical in enhancing work-life balance. Discuss this statement.
A Kenyan student took to his Twitter account @muregzzzz, to share a snapshot of the exam paper and he seemed disappointed that their lecturer based the questions on a musician’s song despite studying the other parts of the syllabus intensely.
He wrote; “Imagine this, you’ve studied the whole semester for a unit depriving yourself of any form of entertainment even music and hujawai skia rush by ayra starr, you walk into an exam room and this is what you see.”
Ayra Starr biography
Ayra Starr’s real name is Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe is a Beninese-born Nigerian singer. She began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue a career in music.
She shared her first original song on her page in December 2019 after recreating a number of well-known songs on Instagram. She caught the attention of music industry entrepreneur Don Jazzy as a result, and he signed her to his record company Mavin Records.
After the release of her song “Rush” in 2022, Ayra Starr would receive widespread recognition on a global scale. Several countries, including Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at Number 24, included the song on their charts.
Ayra made history by becoming the youngest African female artist to get 100 million views on a single YouTube video and the first to do so in less than five months with the help of the song.
In addition, she broke a record by becoming the only female artist from Nigeria to have a solo song appear on the official UK Singles appear.
